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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump couldn’t get what he wanted from months of three-way trade talks with Canada and Mexico. So now his administration wants to pursue separate negotiations with the two U.S. neighbors to try to overhaul the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, which Trump has condemned as a job-killing disaster. Trump’s top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, went on “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday to convey the president’s preference for dealing separately with Canada and Mexico. Kudlow said Trump doesn’t plan to abandon NAFTA — something the president has threatened since taking office — but “is just going to try a different approach.” Yet it’s far from clear that separate discussions by the United States with Mexico and Canada could leave the three-nation NAFTA deal altered but intact. “It’s impossible to make sense of (Kudlow’s) statements,” said Michael Camunez, … [Read more...] about Trump seeks separate talks with Canada and Mexico over NAFTA

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Group of Seven leading industrial nations at its summit this week is poised to disagree over U.S. metals tariffs, which have infuriated Canada and European Union members of the bloc, a Canadian official said on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the media after meeting with North Korea's envoy Kim Yong Chol at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis U.S. President Donald Trump, who is due to attend the leaders’ meeting in the Canadian province of Quebec, imposed tariffs last week of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum from Canada, the EU and Mexico, citing national security reasons. A senior Canadian government official said discussions on the global economy on the first day of the summit, which is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, would quickly turn to trade issues. “There will be disagreements on important issues and tariffs will certainly be one of them,” the official told … [Read more...] about Expect disagreements over tariffs at G7 summit: Canada official

Medicare recipients filled fewer prescriptions for pricey brand-name drugs — but spent more on such meds anyway, says a government report due out Monday. It blames rising manufacturer prices for squeezing older people and taxpayers. The Health and Human Services inspector general's office says it found a 17 percent drop in the overall number of prescriptions for brand-name medications under Medicare's "Part D" drug program over a recent five-year period. But beneficiaries' share of costs for branded drugs went in the opposite direction. From 2011 to 2015, their annual costs rose by 40 percent, from $161 in 2011 to $225 on average. Data for 2011-2015 were the most recent available for the analysis. "Increases in unit prices for brand-name drugs resulted in Medicare and its beneficiaries paying more for these drugs," said the report. Rising Medicare payments for brand-name drugs "will continue to affect Part D and its beneficiaries for years to come." From the Rose Garden on … [Read more...] about Skimping Can’t Save Seniors From Higher Medical Costs: Gov’t Report

Todd Spangler Detroit Free Press Published 10:23 p.m. UTC May 31, 2018 WASHINGTON – The Trump administration said Thursday it will put tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from key allies in North America and Europe, increasing the potential for the U.S. to sink into a trade war that could force up consumer prices and hurt auto suppliers and automakers. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded with a list of tariffs of his own on American steel and aluminum as well as appliances, paper, plywood, whiskey, foodstuffs and other items that would go into effect July 1, calling Trump's rationale that Canada — the United States' staunchest ally — should be considered a national security risk because of its imports "absurd." "The numbers are clear, the United States has a $2-billion surplus in steel trade with Canada," said Trudeau, adding that steel and aluminum from Canada is used in U.S.-made tanks and aircraft. "That Canada could be … [Read more...] about Trump turns up pressure on Canada, Mexico with steel, aluminum tariffs

James Hohmann, The Washington Post Published 7:02 am, Friday, May 25, 2018 Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Al Drago Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 President Donald Trump speaks during an event on tax policy in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 12, 2018. President Donald Trump speaks during an event on tax policy in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 12, 2018. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Al Drago The Daily 202: Trump's go-it-alone approach to foreign policy angers allies, benefits adversaries 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Donald Trump once again showed friend and foe alike on Thursday that the United States is no longer a reliable negotiating partner. Trump's decision to abruptly cancel next month's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may very well … [Read more...] about The Daily 202: Trump’s go-it-alone approach to foreign policy angers allies, benefits adversaries